Submitted on Friday 5th May 2023
Rejected on Tuesday 9th May 2023
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Abolish Green Bin charge for Sandwell residents
A £35 (per bin) annual charge came into effect in 2023 for Sandwell residents to pay for their green bins to be emptied once fortnightly.
Other councils do not charge for this service and Sandwell residents would like this charge abolished.
With continuous rising costs, Sandwell residents are really feeling the pinch. To introduce another charge now only adds to the many problems that we are seeing. Going forward we will see more fly tipping and people having more garden fires. We live in the UK, weather is not great! When the sun comes out, residents spend their time in their gardens (helping their mental health) hanging out their washing and opening their windows only to be spoilt from the smell of smoke from garden fires.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about charges for waste collection in particular areas are a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to require all local authorities to collect garden waste for free.
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